Tag: Robert Shapiro

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 23, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Adler & Adler, Baylor University, Brian Miller, Campus Crusade for Christ, Charles Thaxton, Christian Leadership Ministries, Christianity Today, coconuts, Dallas, David Klinghoffer, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Faculty Commons, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, James Tour, Jon Buell, Jonathan Wells, mechanical engineering, Michael Polanyi Center, Michael Ruse, Monsters Inc., origin of life, Origins (book), Phillip E. Johnson, Philosophical Library, professors, Richard Dawkins, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Shapiro, Robert Sloan, Roger Olsen, Southern Methodist University, Stephen Meyer, Texas, Texas A&M, The Blind Watchmaker, They Mystery of Life's Origin, University of Washington, Waco, Walter Bradley, Washington University}

Remembering Walter Bradley (1943–2025)

_{William A. Dembski
July 23, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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I’m going to describe some of my personal encounters with Walter that are not in his biography. These I hope will bring to light the man in a fresh way. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 21, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, book reviews, Center for Science and Culture, culture, Dean Kenyon, Discovery Institute, endorsements, Fritz Schaefer, intelligent design, origin of life, origins science, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Jastrow, Robert Shapiro, scientists, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Walter Bradley: The Origin Story of an Intelligent Design Classic

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 21, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Today, we bring you the second half of Robert J. Marks’s 2020 interview with Dr. Bradley. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 28, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Ecology
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", anesthesia, arteries, astrobiology, autocatalysis, Biomimetics, blood, blood vessels, circulation, coacervates, confession, conservation, genes, George Washington Carver, heart, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, James Joule, James Simpson, James Tour, Joana Xavier, Johannes Kepler, Leslie Orgel, memory, methodological naturalism, Michael Faraday, mRNA vaccines, Murchison meteorite, Nick Lane, paradigm shift, Paul Nelson, proteinoid microspheres, proteins, reverse-engineering, RNA world, Robert Boyle, Robert Shapiro, scientific revolution, Signature in the Cell, spark-discharge tubes, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, Systems Biology, target of selection, The Origin of Life Circus, University College London, veins, William Harvey}

From Nature, a Devastating Critique of Origin-of-Life Research

_{David Coppedge
February 28, 2024

Biochemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science

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The magazine started by Norman Lockyer in 1869 to promote Darwin’s naturalistic views has had to face judgment day. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, building blocks, Dave Farina, disinformation, early Earth, James Tour, Lee Cronin, Nature (journal), nucleotides, polymerization, polypeptides, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, RNA, RNA world, Robert Shapiro, side chains, Steven Benner, water, X-ray}

Professor Dave in His “Debate” with James Tour Showcases the Art of Citation Bluffing

_{Brian Miller
May 24, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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When Farina addressed the science, he rifled through a long series of technical articles, but greatly exaggerated their relevance. Read More ›

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Author
Walter Bradley

Date
September 25, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, Casey Luskin, DNA, early Earth, evolution, First Life from Purely Natural Means? (series), Gerald Joyce, information sequence problem, intelligent design, nucleotides, prebiotic conditions, proteins, RNA, RNA world, Robert Shapiro, Scientific Reports, Stanley Miller, UC San Diego, Walter Bradley}

Origin of the First Self-Replicating Molecules

_{Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 25, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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For some theorists, the origin of life is defined as the natural origin of a self-replicating system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution. Read More ›

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Date
May 18, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Brian Miller, creativity, entropy, Eric Anderson, evolution, hype, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, laboratory, living cells, molecular machines, natural forces, Nature Communications, podcast, Robert Shapiro, scientists, Steven Novella, University of Tokyo}

Brian Miller: From Non-Life to Life via Natural Forces Alone? Nope

_{Science and Culture
May 18, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Steven Novella, a scientist committed to puncturing science hype, seems to have fallen for the hype surrounding this laboratory work. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 31, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, carbohydrates, cheating, cross-reactions, early Earth, earthquakes, floods, golf, James Tour, lipids, nucleotides, Rice University, RNA, Robert Shapiro, tornadoes, winds, YouTube videos}

James Tour Video Series on the Origin of Life — Synthesis of the Building Blocks

_{Brian Miller
March 31, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

4}

"The analogy that comes to mind is a golfer, who having played a ball through an 18-hole course, assumed the ball could also play the course in his absence." Read More ›

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Date
June 26, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, automobile, cancer, chassis, crankshaft, Darwinians, engine, enzymes, evolution, golf, illusion, Journal of Molecular Evolution, magicians, messenger RNA, natural selection, protein synthesis, rabbits, Richard Dawkins, Robert Shapiro, Scientific American, The Scientist}

Evolutionary Theorizing Depends on Magic Words

_{Science and Culture
June 26, 2020

Evolution

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If evolutionists had to describe major turning points in evolution rigorously, they would quickly give up. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 18, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Charles Thaxton, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, intelligent design, John West, Jon Buell, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Shapiro, Roger Olsen, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Unguided Origin of Life: “Completely Impossible but Must Have Happened”

_{David Klinghoffer
March 18, 2020

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Today, Discovery Institute begins launching videos of the presentations from a hugely successful event. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
November 7, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Ardi, Australia, Cambrian Explosion, Canada, Darwin on Trial, Darwinian evolution, DNA, E. coli, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Ida, materialism, Michael Denton, Michigan State University, microbes, New York University, On the Origin of Species, Phillip E. Johnson, philosophical bias, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, random mutations, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lenski, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Scientific American, tetrapods, The Blind Watchmaker, tiktaalik, U.C. Berkeley}

Darwin on Trial — As Fresh and Relevant as Ever

_{Michael Behe
November 7, 2019

Evolution

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Because of Phillip Johnson’s leadership no informed person will ever again honestly say that Darwin’s theory flows straight from the data. Read More ›